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spend vs afford

afford vs spend

spend and afford both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
spend No No Yes No
afford No No Yes No
As verbs, afford is a hyponym of spend; that is, afford is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than spend:
  • spend: pay out
  • afford: be able to spare or give up
spend (verb) afford (verb)
pay out be able to spare or give up
spend completely be the cause or source of
use up a period of time in a specific way afford access to
have the financial means to do something or buy something
Difference between spend and afford

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